Tropical butterflies’ wings could help them withstand climate change, study suggests
14 June 2023Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot.
Cambridge academics join £31 million consortium to develop trustworthy and secure AI
14 June 2023Researchers from Cambridge’s Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy are part of a £31 million consortium to create a UK and international research and innovation...
First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old ‘Lucy’ could stand as erect as we can
14 June 2023Digital modelling of legendary fossil’s soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed...
Could bird flu spark the next pandemic - and are we prepared if it does?
13 June 2023Should we be worried about frequent news reports of flu being detected in birds and other animals?
‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have ADHD, study finds
09 June 2023Smart drugs do motivate people, but the added effort can lead to “erratic thinking”, adversely affecting above-average performers, according to researchers.
Trinity College prayer book belonged to Thomas Cromwell, new research suggests
09 June 2023The Hardouyn Hours, a jewelled fifteenth-century prayer book in Trinity College Library belonged to Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to King Henry VIII, new research has...
DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals
08 June 2023A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have...
Limited resources leave school leaders with few options to manage poor behaviour
07 June 2023School leaders in England feel compelled to continue using a system of escalating punitive measures to manage student behaviour, even though they recognise it fails...
Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb Telescope shows
06 June 2023Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between...
Robot ‘chef’ learns to recreate recipes from watching food videos
05 June 2023Researchers have trained a robotic ‘chef’ to watch and learn from cooking videos, and recreate the dish itself.